Comair cancels 1,100 flights

The situation is still pretty fluid. Our goal is to operate as many flights as possible," said Nick Miller, a spokesman for the Delta subsidiary that is based at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Comair's computer system that manages flight assignments crashed Friday night after it was overwhelmed by cancellations and delays caused by the winter storm that socked the Ohio Valley. The computer shutdown forced the airline to cancel all of its Saturday flights.
Comair carries 30,000 customers to 118 cities on a typical day. Passenger numbers increase slightly during the holidays, but Miller said he did not known exactly how many people were affected by the cancellations.
Miller said he did not know how many flights there would be Sunday or the destinations.
He said technicians were continuing to repair the computer system.
"Obviously, we're working to get as much of the schedule back up and running in the subsequent days so we can hopefully resume our full schedule no later than the end of the week, sooner if possible," Miller said.